I finally got my first piece of comment spam on this new blog yesterday. Or, rather, the first that got through the built-in spam filter. I hope that this isn’t a preview of coming attractions…..
The View from the Foothills
A tiny principality in the Commonwealth of Letters
The View from the Foothills 
You’re using Akismet? It’s good, but I’ve also got Spam Karma installed. Together, so far, multiple spams have made it to moderation, but nothing got through into the open. Given the tenacity of the spammers, some stuff will get through now and then; it seems inevitable.
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I figure the KISS principle applies–Keep It Simple, Stupid! Installing Akismet was a no-brainer, since it was pre-installed. I’ll look into installing Spam Karma if Spam becomes more than a very occasional nuisance.
So far, I’ve only had the one. I admit, I can’t blame Akismet in this case; it looked almost like a genuine comment.
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Yeah, I’ve been getting those, too. They get thrown into moderation — do you have WP set to auto-moderate any new commenter? That’ll help.
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Oh, you betcha. I might get ’em once in a while (there’s still been only the one) but at least nobody else sees ’em.
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